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Donald Trump is raising questions about President Barack Obama's citizenship.

Trump seemed to throw his lot in with the discredited rumors that President Obama wasn't born in America, saying he's a "little" skeptical of Obama's citizenship and that every so-called birther who shares the view shouldn't be so quickly dismissed as an "idiot."

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"Growing up no one knew him," Trump told ABC's "Good Morning America" during an interview aboard his private plane, Trump Force One. "The whole thing is very strange."

In the wide-ranging interview, Trump said he's willing to spend up to $600 million on a presidential bid.

“I have much more than that,” he said. “That’s one of the nice things. Part of the beauty of me is that I’m very rich. So if I need $600 million, I can put up $600 million myself. That’s a huge advantage over the other candidates.”

Trump struck back against the widespread perception that his latest presidential tease is just a publicity stunt.

“I have never been so serious as I am now,” he said.

And Trump had harsh words for his potential rivals: Mitt Romney "doesn't seem to resonate", he said, Tim Pawlenty isn’t “going to captivate the voters,” and Jon Huntsman is “disloyal.

Potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate Sarah Palin is expected to arrive in Israel for a visit next week, Army Radio reported on Thursday. [...] According to the report, Palin’s visit will be private, but she will meet with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and other members of Israel’s right-wing, including Likud MK Danny Danon.

The AP reports:

During the trip, which Israeli parliamentary sources told the paper was “a private visit,” Palin is to visit Jerusalem’s Old City as well as Christian sites in northern Israel. The aim of the trip is to become acquainted with Israel ahead of an official visit she is planning in the coming months, Yediot said.

Trump seemed to throw his lot in with the discredited rumors that President Obama wasn't born in America, saying he's a "little" skeptical of Obama's citizenship and that every so-called birther who shares the view shouldn't be so quickly dismissed as an "idiot."

Donald.Trump.Idiot.

What I love best about the whole birther movement is that it has now become a litmus test to see which candidates are lunatics.

In the end, any candidate that claims that President Obama is not a citizen will almost surely lose the Independent vote, and won't be able to capture the presidency. (They might be able to capture the GOP nomination, but thats 600 million down the drain).

Develop our energy resources that are cost effective. Use more natural gas as a transportation, heating and electric generation fuel.

Continue research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Re-evaluate our aging nuclear power program and plants.

Increase National Security with technology and redeployment of troops on our borders.

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I always thought Politico was just left-wing bias. But I am totally warming up to it being my favorite political website.

Trump does not hold back any punches, an old school American. Trump's $600 million could definately help the republicans compete with Obama's potential $1 Billion war chest. That itself would save America money giving political donations. I know people on the blogs are going to tear him apart, but what he is saying resonates a lot of thoughts in back of the mind of a majority of Americans. Plus Trump is so wealthy, he could not be bought and sold through lobbyists and special interests. Plus he is very anti-war. Trump's Platform: Build America, not foreign countries. Renegotiate America's Global Trade Deals. Rebuild Respect for America around the world. Rebuild the Dollar. Rebuild the Economy.

What he is saying sounds to good to be true. I am voting for him. I don't care what anyone thinks. He has probably created tens of thousands, or maybe hundreds of thousands of jobs. On top of that he has made his wealth through building things, not through getting lucky in the stock market or participating in hedge funds.

Note to Donald: A person with your remarkable intelligence and ability shouldn't have to speculate where Obama was actually born. Maybe the person now masquerading as Barak Obama was born in Cuba, raised in North Korea then educated in Yemen? That would account for no one knowing him in Hawaii or at Columbia. You could drop a few million (chump change) to FINALLY resolve this, and a grateful nation would elect you President in a landslide if you did. It would make a great TV series too.

Maybe the person now masquerading as Barak Obama was born in Cuba, raised in North Korea then educated in Yemen?

That is just as plausible as him being born in Hawaii. There is no evidence of either scenario. It is bewildering to me that his lack of "ANY" credentials is not questioned. No school records, no freinds with fond memories, no birth certificate. Gimme a friggin break. If you libs want to hitch your wagon to this phony then go right ahead. All you succeed in doing is getting more conservatives elected so keep up the good work!

Thank you Donald....finally a prominent, successful business man and potential politician tells it like it really is....

.No one remembers Obama...the people that live in the Hawaii house he supposedly lived in said he never lived there....alot of things dont add up.... including his use of a Connecticut Social Security number that is against the law but no member of the media dares to look into it.

Thank you Donald....we are tired of being demonized every time we ask a question of Obama....we get attacked and called all kinds of names....but what is more crazy...blindly following someone when there are so many facts that dont add up or asking questions about the mountain of evidence that suggests he was never born in Hawaii ???

People demonized the National Enquirer when they were the only source to uncover the many lies of John Edwards... but they WERE RIGHT !!!!!!

You have alot of support Mr Trump ...should you decide to run... .we cannot afford 2-6 more years of this Kenyan born fraud.